Ram Prakash’s 16-year-old relative, Manoj Kumar, suffering from dengue had a platelet count of 16,000 when he was admitted to north Delhi’s Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar hospital. Within a day, the count dropped to 12,000. Panic-stricken fami
In September, Delhi police commissioner BS Bassi directed all employees to conduct their official work in Hindi. This change in policy has implications for access to justice and needs to be analysed in the context within which the police departmen
Renowned Hindi writer and critic Manager Pandey strongly reacted when he heard that government of India was trying to secure 129 votes in the United Nations to get Hindi included as one of the official languages in the world body.
State Bank of India, the country`s largest lender, has reduced its benchmark lending rate by 40 basis points to 9.3 percent after RBI`s rate cut. It is the second bank to cut base rate today, immediately after RBI move. Andhra Bank alr
The supreme court has extended stay on the Gujarat local body elections till the next hearing on November 24. The development further increased the possibility of administrator rule in six municipal corporations of Ahmedabad, Vadoda
The Reserve Bank of India has cut the repurchase, or repo rate by 50 basis points to 6.75%, the lowest the key interest rate has been in four years. In a big boost for the markets and economy, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan today announced cut in rep
Tall promises made by political parties in their election manifestos got legal sanction as the Supreme Court on Monday refused to tie parties down to their grandiose claims. Refusing to entertain a PIL by advocate Mithilesh Kumar Pandey, a bench o
Over 150 world leaders will attend the UN General Assembly`s annual General Debate that begins today in New York. It will discuss issues like sustainable development, climate change, refugee crisis, terrorism and tackling ISIS would occupy the cen
As prime minister Narendra Modi invites business leaders to invest in India in Digital India and other initiatives, Taking potshots at the Prime Minister’s, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal took potshots at Modi’s pet project &lsqu
As the government of India is pushing for making the unique identification number (or aadhaar number) mandatory for accessing social welfare programmes, a recent study by the government of Andhra Pradesh shows that linking the 12-digit Aadhaar num
Six of the 11 areas identified under the Companies Act, 2013, for corporate social responsibility (CSR) expenditure have attracted little interest in 2014-15, the first year since the new CSR rules came into force. The six areas tha
Energy companies spent the highest on corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The energy sector was followed by financial services and IT when it came to firms that committed to CSR. With oil and gas companies being among
For better management and to make a difference in the society, the Maharashtra government plans to meet 100 private companies’ representatives in October to encourage them to invest more in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities.
Are the rules vague and definition of sectors that need spending under corporate social responsibility (CSR) hampering or hurting the activities? The CSR rules merely mandate that companies with a net worth of Rs.500 crore or revenu
They have been part of promoting social values for the last five years but still the public sector companies’ show less satisfactory progress than private sector companies when it comes to corporate social responsibility (CSR). Since 2010, p
The Centre has urged the Supreme Court to direct Delhi and its bordering areas like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan to fully implement the reciprocal common transport agreement that had been signed five years back. According to
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has had his belief in his company reinforced by India. This was confessed by Zuckerberg himself as he hosted prime minister Narendra Modi on sunday at the headquarters of Facebook in California. Zuckerman to
Astrosat, the country`s first astronomy observatory to study distant celestial objects was launched this morning (Monday) from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. India is the first country in the developing world to have its very own turbo-charged `mi
It would take another five years to make it mandatory for the ministries to adopt the e-office technology. This was disclosed by Devendra Chaudhary, secretary, department of administrative reforms and public grievances. He said that the fear among
Celebrating its 16th foundation day on Wednesday, government-run RailTel’s chief said that the company earned revenue of Rs 555 crores in the previous financial year. RK Bahuguna, RailTel chief and managing director, said that
